Humboldt and his geographical album of New Spain
Abstract: Abstract During his trip to New Spain in 1803, Alexander von Humboldt visited large tracts of New Spanish territory, which includes modern Mexico and part of the United States. This trip provided the data for his geographical Atlas of the region, as well as information about the ancient Mexican cultures that he would later include in the general Atlas and in other major works, such as Vues des Cordillères. Likewise, Humboldt’s Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain displayed a comprehensive physical, natural, economic, and social description of Mexico in the colonial period, which will also be analysed. With these works, Humboldt presented a new geographical and cultural image of New Spain to the European audiences. In addition to this, his work made important contributions to cartographic knowledge. Resumen Alexander von Humboldt en su viaje a Nueva España en 1803 tuvo la oportunidad de viajar por gran parte del territorio novohispano, que incluye Mexico y parte de del actual.... https://www.hin-online.de/index.php/hin/article/view/349
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Humboldt and his geographical album of New Spain ; volume:23 ; number:45 ; day:07 ; month:10 ; year:2022
HIN ; 23, Heft 45 (07.10.2022)
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10.18443/349
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023060207021390910906
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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